Michael Andrew Gove is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations since October 2022, having previously held both offices from September 2021 to July 2022. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005.
Official portrait, 2022
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where Gove studied (pictured in 2017)
David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016
Official portrait, 2012
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, also referred to as the levelling up secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, and Cabinet minister, responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). They are responsible for local government in England.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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